NHER 21984 (Find Spot record) - Neolithic axehead from southeast corner of field north of Kenninghall Farm
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM08NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KENNINGHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
14 November 1985. Found in spoilheap from pipe trench through fen, overgrown.
Magnificent flint axe 20cm long x 6.5cm across blade x 4cm across butt. Extremely massive and heavy. Polished, possible suggestions of repolishing in places; chipped butt. Apart from a couple of small chips the blade is perfect and smooth as if never used. Mottled flint, black at butt and cream at blade with black trails. Flat facetted sides suggest Bronze Age date.
Identified, measured, and findspot obtained from school 6 inch map where marked by finder by E. Rose (NAU), 28
November 1985.
On the basis of Sussex discoveries etc it is no longer felt that flat facetted sides indicate a Bronze Age date and it is probably safer to regard this as Neolithic.
J.J. Wymer (NAU), 29 November 1985.
1985.
Axe. See (S2) in file and (S3).
K. Sussams (NCM), 13 May 1999.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF3728 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1985. Boy finds Bronze Age axe head. 29 November.
- <S2> SNF50952 Unpublished Document: Robins, P.A.. Lithic Report.
- <S3> SNF78497 Illustration: Robins, P.. 1998. Drawing of a Late Neolithic polished flint axehead.. Paper. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Mar 1 2023 2:33PM